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Visual encyclopedia.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2020Edition: First American editionDescription: 525 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781465499943
  • 1465499946
Other title:
  • At head of title: DK Smithsonian
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 031 23
LOC classification:
  • AG6 .V834 2020
Contents:
The solar system -- Stars -- Galaxies -- The universe -- Exploring space -- The constellations -- Earth's anatomy -- Geology -- Oceanography --Hydrology -- Meteorology -- Ecology -- Prehistoric life -- Plants and fungi -- Animals -- Classification -- Math -- Physics -- Chemistry -- Biology -- Human body -- Medicine -- Technology and engineering -- Transportation -- Before human history -- The prehistoric world (to 3000 BCE) -- The ancient world (3000 BCE-600 CE) -- The middle ages and beyond (600-1750) -- The modern world (1750 onward) -- Religion -- Philosophy -- Mythology -- Politics -- Economics -- Sociology -- Music -- Dance -- Film -- Theater -- Literature -- Painting -- Sculpture -- Architecture -- Fashion -- Writing -- Sports -- Crafts and skills.
Summary: "Here, at last, is the antidote to the internet: an expertly written and beautifully presented reference for a world overloaded with unreliable information. From quantum physics to the square of the hypotenuse, Ancient Rome to the depths of the oceans, this is your one-stop shop for the digital age--clear, simple, accurate, and unbiased. For family, for study, for simple pleasure of discovery."--Back cover.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) AG6 .V834 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000198008

Includes index.

The solar system -- Stars -- Galaxies -- The universe -- Exploring space -- The constellations -- Earth's anatomy -- Geology -- Oceanography --Hydrology -- Meteorology -- Ecology -- Prehistoric life -- Plants and fungi -- Animals -- Classification -- Math -- Physics -- Chemistry -- Biology -- Human body -- Medicine -- Technology and engineering -- Transportation -- Before human history -- The prehistoric world (to 3000 BCE) -- The ancient world (3000 BCE-600 CE) -- The middle ages and beyond (600-1750) -- The modern world (1750 onward) -- Religion -- Philosophy -- Mythology -- Politics -- Economics -- Sociology -- Music -- Dance -- Film -- Theater -- Literature -- Painting -- Sculpture -- Architecture -- Fashion -- Writing -- Sports -- Crafts and skills.

"Here, at last, is the antidote to the internet: an expertly written and beautifully presented reference for a world overloaded with unreliable information. From quantum physics to the square of the hypotenuse, Ancient Rome to the depths of the oceans, this is your one-stop shop for the digital age--clear, simple, accurate, and unbiased. For family, for study, for simple pleasure of discovery."--Back cover.

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